# | Date | Observer | Location | Depth | Comment | Sources | Video | Collected | Catalog # |
1 | Aug 10, 1883 | Talisman Expedition | 34°46’N, 36°11’W | 3175m | Juvenile or sub-adult, damaged during trawl and missing arms. Retrieved near the Azores. Designated "Chiroteuthopsis Talismani" | [3] | N/A | Yes | MNHN-IM-1999-23523 |
2 | September 9th, 1924 | S. S. Pickle | Cape Town | 240fms | Magnapinna sp. C. Collected during surveys by John Gilchrist off South Africa in 1924. Designated "Octopodoteuthopsis sp. A" by G. C. Robson
| [4] [5] [6] | N/A | Yes | BMNH 1924.9.9.48 |
3 | March 18th, 1954 | J. E. Fitch | 30°22’N, 129°45’W | N/A | From Alepisaurus ferox stomach caught by observer | [7] | N/A | Yes | USNM 885787 |
4 | May 2-3, 1961 | R/V "Chain" | 11°13’N, 29°54’W to 11°21’N,30°06’W | 0-125fms | Cruise 17
R.H. Backus |
[8] | N/A | Yes | MCZ Malacology 370373 |
5 | Jan 16, 1966 | R/V Anton Bruun | -34.016666°, -84.966666° | 0-2900m | Magnapinna pacifica |
[9] | N/A | Yes | MCZ Malacology 392887 |
6 | 1985-1987 | N/A | Off Oahu | 0-300m | Unknown larva, described as "big-fin" |
[10] | N/A | Yes | SBMNH 144791 |
7 | Sept 11th, 1988 | Nautile | 10°42.9'N, 40°53.4'W | 4735m | Vermanaute expedition, RV Nadir supporting |
[11] |
Magnapinna Archive | No | N/A |
8 | July 1992 | Nautile | 3°40'N, 2°30'W | 3010m | Equanaute expedition, RV Nadir supporting |
[11] |
N/A | No | N/A |
9 | July 1992 | Nautile | 3°40'N, 2°30'W | 2950m | Equanaute expedition, RV Nadir supporting, possibly same individual from 9 |
[11] |
N/A | No | N/A |
10 | April 23, 1995 | David Starr Jordan | 33°49'N, 121°51'W | 0-200m | Cruise 9505, Station 24 |
[7] |
N/A | Yes | USNM 885786 |
11 | September 16th, 1995 | N/A | 27°09'N, 86°07'W
| N/A | M. atlantica holotype |
[5] |
N/A | Yes | USNM 1086800 |
12 | June 21st, 1997 | Discovery | 37°14'N, 32°18'W
| N/A | Captured at Discovery station 13198 #7 |
[5] |
N/A | Yes | BNMH 20060134 |
13 | November 1, 1998 | DSV Shinkai 6500 | 32°45'S,57°1'E
| 2340m | Shinkai 6500 Dive 460
Cruise YK98-08
MODE'98 Leg4 - Atlantis II Fracture Zone -
|
[12] |
JAMSTEC J-EDI | No | N/A |
14 | January 2000 | Commercial ROV | 28°37'N,88°00'W
| 2195m | ROV operating from Millenium Explorer
|
[12][13] |
Smithsonian Youtube | No | N/A |
15 | May 2000 | Nautile | 19°32'S, 65°52'E
| 2576m | Gimnaut expedition, RV Atalante supporting
|
[11] |
N/A | No | N/A |
16 | October 2000 | DSV Alvin | 27°34.7'N,88°30.6'W
| 1940m | RV Atlantis supporting DSV Alvin, WHOI cruise AT3-58
|
[11][14] |
Smithsonian Youtube Smithsonian Youtube | No | N/A |
17 | May 16th, 2001 | Tiburon | 21.9°N, 158.2° W
| 3380m | RV Western Flyer supporting ROV Tiburon Hawaii Cruise
|
[11][15] |
MBARI Youtube | No | N/A |
18 | September 4th, 2001 | Kaikō ROV | 19.13000, -155.09720[16]
| 2586m | KAIKO Dive 208 Cruise KR01-12_leg2
| [17] |
JAMSTEC J-EDI | No | N/A |
19 | September 13th, 2001 | Kaikō ROV | 19.83670, -154.54330[16]
| 3890m | KAIKO Dive 215 Cruise KR01-12_leg2
| [18] |
JAMSTEC J-EDI | No | N/A |
20 | November 26th, 2003 | Hercules 8 | 26°10'48"N, 94°37'23"W
| 2750m | Discoverer Deep Seas supporting ROV Hercules 8
| [19] |
Magnapinna Archive | No | N/A |
21 | December 29th, 2003 | Hercules 8 | 26°15'N, 94°40'W
| 3050m | Discoverer Deep Seas supporting ROV Hercules 8
| [20] |
N/A | No | N/A |
22 | July 11th, 2004 | R/V G.O. Sars | 42°8'N, 29°3'W
| N/A | Bergen Museum
MAR-ECO cruise super station 46, local station 374
| [5] |
N/A | Yes | ZMBN 77634 |
23 | May, 2006 | R/V R.S Carney | 2928-2489m
| 26°05'00"N, 94°36'30"W | Badly damaged adult male |
[21] | N/A | Yes | FMNH 308253 |
24 | May 30th, 2006 | DSV Alvin | 2739m
| 26°10'51"N, 94°37'22"W | RV Atlantis AT15-03 Dive 4195, subadult male
| [21] |
N/A | Yes | FMNH 308252 |
25 | November 2007 | RV Polarstern | 3°13'N,15°00'W
| 1000-2000m | Cruise ANT XXIV-4
| [22] |
N/A | Yes | N/A |
26 | November 11th, 2007 | Commercial ROV | N9485524.76, E1017934.76 (26°07'39.0"N 94°53'51.7"W) converted from UTM
| 2500m | Shell Perdido, Alaminos Canyon Block 857
| [23][24] |
Magnapinna Archive | No | N/A |
27 | January 16th, 2009 | Triton XLS-22 | Alaminos Canyon Block 258
| 2453m | TXLS-22 from support vessel DMT Emerald
| Unpublished SERPENT Project |
Magnapinna Archive | No | N/A |
28 | June 8th, 2009 | Commercial ROV | N1026271.0, E9486831.5
| 2593m | "Eastern Array Installation"
| Unpublished SERPENT Project |
Magnapinna Archive | No | N/A |
29 | Feb 25th, 2011 | M/V Meg Skansi | ONSAP Station B246N
| 200-600m | Collected by MOC10 net sampling during M/V Meg Skansi cruise MS6 as part of DEEPEND-RESTORE [25]
| [25] |
N/A | Yes | N/A |
30 | Sep 15th, 2011 | M/V Meg Skansi | ONSAP Station SE5D
| 200-600m | Collected by MOC10 net sampling during M/V Meg Skansi cruise MS8 as part of DEEPEND-RESTORE [25]
| [25] |
N/A | Yes | N/A |
31 | April 27th, 2012 | Little Hercules | See dive track
| 1961m | NOAA Okeanos Explorer EX2012 Leg3 Dive 13
| [26] |
ROV View Camera Platform View | No | N/A |
33 | July 10th, 2013 | Commercial ROV | Walker Ridge 95
| 1578.4m |
| Unpublished Serpent Project |
Magnapinna Archive | No | N/A |
34 | July 29th, 2013 | Commercial ROV | Mississippi Canyon block 525
| 1784m |
| Unpublished Serpent Project |
Magnapinna Archive | No | N/A |
37 | November 14th, 2013 | Oceaneering Millenium #57 | 26.13 N 94.88 W
| 2388m | OCS Study BOEM 2020-022
| [27]: 18 |
N/A | No | N/A |
38 | June 12th, 2014 | Oceaneering Millenium #115 | 28.15 N 87.60 W
| 2278m | OCS Study BOEM 2020-022
| [27]: 38-39 |
N/A | No | N/A |
39 | April 23rd, 2014 | Abyssal Lander | -37.2200 S -179.7740 W
| 4708m | RV Thomas G. Thompson TN309, HADES
| [28] |
N/A | No | N/A |
40 | June 27th, 2014 | ROV Hercules | 28:43.2808 N 088:06.5962 W
| 1687m | Nautilus Expedition NA043
| [29][failed verification] |
Unexpected Biology in the Gulf of Mexico | No | N/A |
41 | November 2nd, 2014 | Oceaneering Millenium #115 | 28.59 N 87.84 W
| 2317m | OCS Study BOEM 2020-022
| [27]: 36-37 |
N/A | No | N/A |
42 | November 15th, 2015 | Towed Camera | -34.432, 129.987
| 2178m | RV Investigator
| [30] |
Supplemental Video 1 | No | N/A |
43 | November 16th, 2015 | Towed Camera | -34.377, 129.985
| 2110m | RV Investigator
| [30] |
Supplemental Video 2 | No | N/A |
44 | January 19, 2016 | ROV Victor |
| 3664m | Pourquoi Pas?
| [31]: fig197 |
Magnapinna Archive | No | N/A |
45 | February 14th, 2017 | Commercial ROV | 9°12'25.732"N, 76°49'55.091"W
| 1884m | Old Purple Angel Well
| [32] |
Magnapinna Archive | No | N/A |
46 | March 24th, 2017 | FCV 3000 work-class ROV | -35.049, 130.905
| 3060m | REM Etive
| [30] |
Supplemental Video 3 | No | N/A |
47 | March 25th, 2017 | FCV 3000 work-class ROV | -35.049, 130.902
| 3002m | REM Etive
| [30] |
Supplemental Video 4 | No | N/A |
48 | March 25th, 2017 | FCV 3000 work-class ROV | -35.050, 130.904
| 3056m | REM Etive
| [30] |
Supplemental Video 5 | No | N/A |
49 | April 14th, 2017 | Commercial ROV | 9°25'59.282"N, 76°44'54.110"W
| 2294.20m | Gorgon 1 Well
| [32] |
N/A | No | N/A |
50 | June 3rd, 2018 | N/A | 30.0255, -19.758333
| 100-200m | Pelagic trawl
| [33] |
N/A | Yes | ICMC000146 |
51 | September 3rd, 2019 | ROV SuBastian |
| 1092m | ROV SuBastian Dive 295, Necker Ridge: Bridge or Barrier
| [34] |
Dive 295 - 6:58:03 | No | N/A |
52 | January 28th, 2020 | ROV SuBastian |
| 3000m | ROV SuBastian Dive 312, The Great Australian Deep-sea Coral and Canyon Adventure
| [35] |
Dive 312 - 2:00:36 | No | N/A |
53 | March 2021 | DSV Limiting Factor | Philippine Trench
| 6212m |
| [36][28] |
See inline video | No | N/A |
54 | December 2021 | ROPOS | Central Indian Ocean
| 3000m | INDEX 2021, supporting RV Pelagia[37]
| |
ROV ROPOS | No | N/A |
55 | November 9th, 2021 | Deep Discoverer | See dive track
| | Dive 10, Windows to the Deep 2:56:25
| [39] |
Highlight | No | N/A |
58 | April 4th, 2023 | ROV SuBastian | Puy Des Folles Seamount
| 1931m | ROV SuBastian Dive 501, In Search of Lost Hydrothermal Cities
| [40] |
Dive 501 - 9:33:44 | No | N/A |
60 | September 2024 | DSV Bakunawa | Tonga Trench - Pacific Ocean
| 3300m | Tonga Trench Expedition
| [41] |
Inkfish Expeditions | No | N/A |